United States Ninth Circuit

A university's decision not to assign a passing grade to a thesis meeting all professional and academic standards, but including a non-conforming "acknowledgements" section, did not violate the First Amendment. (Amended opinion)

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/09/2002
• Decided 10/24/2002
• Published 10/24/2002

Judges

• Before:  FERGUSON, REINHARDT, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul L. Hoffman, Schonbrun Desimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman, LLP, Venice, CA;  and Penelope Glass, Law Offices of Penelope Glass, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant., Kevin M. Brennan, Arnold & Porter, New York, NY, for the amicus curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher M. Patti, Office of the General Counsel, The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA, for the defendants-appellees.